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ChrisFoxx Site Owner
Joined: 19 Mar 2001 Posts: 1056 Location: Eau Claire, PA USA
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:27 am Post subject: Going back to work, and in more ways than one! |
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Well, I had a tiny but powerful scare last week!
Number 2 son Jeremy, known as "Xerxes-Rah" to those of you on Deviant Art, reported the main Foxx Den PC crashed! Seems he cleaned some spyware and a couple of trojans from the hard drive, then uninstalled AdAware 5 so he could install the newest version, and on reboot, Explorer.Exe did the now-famous "Illegal Operation" and the system wouldn't come up.
AND I couldn't make the PC boot from CD or Win98 Boot Diskette, so reinstalling the OS was not an option.
Thankfully, before panic set in, some 'net research found my solution, and now the PC is back up and running!
So I can go back to work on The Story tomorrow!
And, it seems I'm also back to work -- I got a job!
I'm a temp, and starting my 3rd week with Northrup-Grumman -- back in field service!!!
I can't get out of that no-how.
Oh well, money's good, so are the people. AND man alive, am I logging windshield time! I never drove this much for any other company I worked for! And just in time for the foul weather, whoop-ee-whoop.
BUT I'm working!
And that's what's happening, so far.
CR |
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Cateagle Site Owner
Joined: 20 Nov 2000 Posts: 1004 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:32 am Post subject: |
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That's great to hear, Chris!! I spent enough time working for another branch of NGC that I think well of them - their people that I work with now are pretty good and sharp, too.
Here's hoping things keep going better for you.
Cheers,
Cateagle _________________ "But the wildest of all the wild animals was the Cateagle. He walked by himself and all places were alike to him."
-- With apologies to Rudyard Kipling |
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Tigermark Site Owner
Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 855 Location: Hopkinsville, KY
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:58 am Post subject: |
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Congrats, Chris! Hope the snowstorm up your way doesn't slow you down too much!
Tigermark _________________ Tiger, tiger, burning bright...
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Cirrel Registered User
Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Posts: 265 Location: 400 miles north of everywhere
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 1:28 am Post subject: |
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And lets hope the increased road-time doesn't result in vehicle down-time due to car/deer collision-time.
Of course, if it's a company vehicle - to hell with the wheels. Just make sure you're 'buck'led up when the buck stops here - right in front of you.
Cirrel _________________
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Styx Site Owner
Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 3176 Location: West Covina, California
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:26 am Post subject: |
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Good to hear about thr new job Chris I hope the temp status becomes perminate. _________________ "Political Correctness is tyranny with manners." Charlton Heston
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AmigaDragon Registered User
Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Posts: 840 Location: Far Northern Minnesota
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 3:10 am Post subject: Re: Going back to work, and in more ways than one! |
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ChrisFoxx wrote: | ...
So I can go back to work on The Story tomorrow! | Yay!!
Quote: | And, it seems I'm also back to work -- I got a job!
I'm a temp, and starting my 3rd week with Northrup-Grumman -- back in field service!!!
I can't get out of that no-how.
Oh well, money's good, so are the people. AND man alive, am I logging windshield time! I never drove this much for any other company I worked for! And just in time for the foul weather, whoop-ee-whoop. | Good for you. The field service outfit I'm subcontracted to has very sporadic calls (been a couple months since the last one) for me in this area of Northern MN. BTW, I've had to drive over 200 miles one way to do one service call (a few times, a year ago, and some were repeats) . At least they paid me mileage for my car. |
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Henry_Hound Registered User
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 792 Location: Somewhereville, MO
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:36 am Post subject: |
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Glad to hear you got a good job. Maybe you can talk them into getting you a Stryker APC to drive to work. If you saw a deer just hit the gas. _________________ I'm a serial killer, it's a bad habbit.
I killed tony, lucky charms, and the silly rabbit. |
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Ryan Fox Guest
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Glad to hear that things are finally looking good for you and your family.
Hope it stays like this for a while, maybe longer. Gee.. Do yourself a favor
and scrap windows, get Linux and StarOffice. It's free, it's stable and up to
40% faster than Bill's crud. Well of your selection of applications permits it,
then go fur it.
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racky raccoon Registered User
Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 619 Location: MASH H.Q. (Essex) England
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:31 am Post subject: |
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well done my friend. i knew it couldnt last long!
wow i bet that crash was a scary thought, i think i may take my own precousions on my PC i dont need stree like that lol.
Man i hate being late on EVERYTHUNG (you know what i mean )
Cant wait for an update you for two reasons (you wil just have to check later to see what im on about)
*shakes paw WELL DONE CHRIS* _________________ A Pro From Dover.
Crash Survivor 08/04
He who seeks knowledge is never a fool.
-Mike Regan-
I want a Lawyer, a Doctor... A CHEESE SANDWICH
-Harley Quinn-
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ChrisFoxx Site Owner
Joined: 19 Mar 2001 Posts: 1056 Location: Eau Claire, PA USA
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:12 am Post subject: |
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Cateagle wrote: | That's great to hear, Chris!! I spent enough time working for another branch of NGC that I think well of them - their people that I work with now are pretty good and sharp, too.
Here's hoping things keep going better for you. |
Thanks!
And NOW I remember why Northrup-Grumman sounded so familiar! Excellent |
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ChrisFoxx Site Owner
Joined: 19 Mar 2001 Posts: 1056 Location: Eau Claire, PA USA
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:15 am Post subject: |
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Tigermark wrote: | Congrats, Chris! Hope the snowstorm up your way doesn't slow you down too much! |
Thanks, me too!!
We got a couple inches at least yesterday, and as we speak now the sun is shining bright and nothing's coming down. And I have some serious driving to do tomorrow, all the way to Altoona, which for me is a HECK of a trip!! And here I thought I'd just be going to Erie and other points north of I-80
Heigh-ho, price of working.
NOW, everyone pray my van passes inspection!!!! It's up on the 31st! |
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ChrisFoxx Site Owner
Joined: 19 Mar 2001 Posts: 1056 Location: Eau Claire, PA USA
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:17 am Post subject: |
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Cirrel wrote: | And lets hope the increased road-time doesn't result in vehicle down-time due to car/deer collision-time. |
Oh, you know it, man! I'm sick of driving on pins and needles.
Quote: | Of course, if it's a company vehicle - to hell with the wheels. Just make sure you're 'buck'led up when the buck stops here - right in front of you. |
Always buckle up!
And it ain't a company vehicle, natch |
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ChrisFoxx Site Owner
Joined: 19 Mar 2001 Posts: 1056 Location: Eau Claire, PA USA
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Styx wrote: | Good to hear about thr new job Chris I hope the temp status becomes perminate. |
They say it will if everyone likes me, and so far, the feedback I'm getting sez they do! |
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hikaru Administrator
Joined: 20 Nov 2000 Posts: 1581 Location: Kansas City, KS, USA
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Jbird Forum Hatchetman
Joined: 12 Aug 2002 Posts: 554 Location: Reloading.
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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Please, please tell me that PA got rid of that 55mph speed limit. I don't think I could handle being a company driver at half my normal speed.
Good to hear about the job, though. Hope [winter holiday of your choice] went well. _________________ (00:40:05) nbz: you win at the motherf***ing internet O_O |
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